Roc de Cambes 2011

The 2011 has a wonderful, pastille-like bouquet with unerring intensity, with a Burgundy, Vosne-Romanée-type mineralité. The palate is very pure with filigree tannins, a crystalline composition with wonderful balanced and precision on the finish. This is a stunning Roc de Cambes that makes you wonder why they bothered back in 1855. Tasted March 2012.

This top Côtes de Bourg property has come up trumps in 2011, making a wine with profound colour, very ripe, Christmas cake and blackcurrant pastille fruit, toasty oak and sweet, concentrated tannins. Rich and plush, with fine tannins, this is a testament to terroir as well as to the skills of François Mitjavile. 8+ years.